years later, someone has to pay for that huge mistake. hello, and welcome to our viewers in the united states and across the world. thank you for joining us. i'm errol barnett. >> i'm rosemary church. we'll get to those stories in a moment. first, a developing story. the u.s. is asking all northern leave yemen. the security situation in the country is getting worse. it has already suspended operations and removed all personnel from the capital, sanaa. britain says it will do the same. >> houthi rebels forced out the u.s.-backed president last month. they then took over a number of government buildings. the u.s. says the political uncertainty creates the risk of violence that could threaten yemenese and the diplomatic community in sanaa. u.s. intelligence officials confirmed tuesday that the disturbing message from isis is authentic. aid worker kayla mueller died.

>> they sent word of her death in a private death showing kayla wrapped in a burial shroud. we have more on her remarkable life and legacy. >> reporter: kayla mueller's parents received word of their daughter's death in a message from isis. a message that included photos that confirmed the 26-year-old is dead. what is still not known is how she died. late today kayla's aunt remember a caring courageous young woman. >> kayla's calling was to help those who were suffering, whether in her hometown of press cots or on the other side of the world. she has done more in her incredible 26 years than many people can ever imagine doing in their lifetime. >> reporter: while in captivity, mueller sent a letter to her parents which they released to. it reads in part "if you could say i have suffered at all throughout this whole experience it is only in knowing how much suffering i have put you all through. i will never ask you to forgive me, as i do not deserve

forgiveness." mueller had worked with humanitarian groups in india, israel and the palestinian territories, and by 2013 she was already in turkey helping syrian refugees. she posted this in 2011. >> i reject the brutality and killing that the syrian authorities are committing against the syrian people. >> reporter: on august 3rd 2013 mueller entered syria. she traveled with a young man believed to be a syrian and alternately described as a colleague, boyfriend, or fiance. he went there to fix the internet connection at a hospital. kayla apparently joined him on a trip to a war zone off limits to americans. [ explosions ] >> reporter: the two stayed overnight. the next day, returning to turkey both were grabbed on the road. mueller's family didn't hear from isis in nine months. then the first message, proof that mueller was alive. then ransom demand $7 million

or she would be killed. the deadline passed with no further word. in the letter to her parents, mueller talks about how isis treated her. "please know that i am in a safe location completely unharmed and healthy. put on weight, in fact. i have been treated with the utmost respect and kindness." isis claims mueller of killed in this building by a jordanian air strike. today a white house spokesman placed the blame for her death squarely on isis. >> this is the organization that was holding her against her will. that means they are responsible for her safety and her well-being. and they are, therefore, responsible for her death. >> reporter: we know the president has spoken by phone with mueller's parents. he sent his condolences, commend kayla's selfless work and he pledged to relentlessly pursue those who had a hand in her death. priority number one one is to bring kayla's body wachenheim so the community, her -- body back home so the community her family can have closure.

cnn, prescott arizona. now officials say several attempts were made to rescue mueller or at least negotiate her release. paul gosar, congressman from her home state of arizona, tried to facilitate her release on several occasions. at one point he said negotiations between the family and isis centered around the possibility perhaps of a prisoner swap. mueller being swapped for a prisoner in texas who was convict for conspiring with the enemy. and then there was the rescue attempt by the u.s. military. president obama spoke about that in an interview with the online news site buzzfeed. >> i deployed an entire operation at significant risk to rescue not only her but the other individuals that had been held and probably missed them by a day or two.

precisely because we had that commitment. >> while isis did offer mueller's release for a price -- $7 million -- washington never even considered that an option. jim accosta explains why. >> reporter: the concern, and we've hear this repeatedly from inside the white house, is they don't want to provide an incentive for isis or other terrorist groups to take more hostages. the other big reason we've gotten grievings on this is -- gotten briefings on this is the payment by other countries to release hostages helps fund terrorist organizations. the president acknowledged that the rescue operation was aimed at freeing kayla mueller and other hostages being held inside of syria. here's more of what the president had to. >> the one thing that we have held to is a policy of not paying ransoms with an organization like isil. the reason is that once we start doing that, not only are we

financing their slaughter of innocent people and strengthen their organization we're making americans even greater targets for future kidnappings. so it's -- it's as tough as anything that i do having a conversation with parents who understandably want by any means necessary for their children to be safe. and we will do everything we can short of providing an incentive for future americans to be kill. >> reporter: we're hearing the white house will unveil a new authorization for the war on isis as soon as tomorrow. it will yet rid of the 2002 authorization for the war on iraq and replace it with a measure that will be isis specific. sources tell us that the authorization will have no geographic boundaries and will only last three years.

>> now that authorization that jim accosta mentioned is expected to bar any "enduring, offensing ground operations." that has lawmakers on both sides voicing concerns over just what role u.s. ground troops will play. a story we'll keep watching. another story we are watching closely, the nbc television network has suspended one of the most influential news anchors in the united states for six months without pay. the move comes after "nightly news" host brian williams admitted exaggerateing a story about an iraq war mission he was on in 2003. in a statement, nbc universal's ceo, steve burke, says williams' actions are "inexcusable but he deserves a second chance." cnn's senior media correspondent says williams' career at nbc is in jeopardy. listen -- >> there really is no precedent for this. and many people don't believe

williams will ever come back to the anchor chair now that he'll be going away for such a long period of time. this is a severe suspension. i'm not sure nbc had any other choice. they felt they had to impose a harsh penalty begin the tall tales that had been discovered that williams had been telling over the years about an iraq war mission in 2003. it also had been scrutiny about other stories he's reported on over the years, most notably hurricane katrina and the aftermath of the storm. >> weekend anchor lester holt will fill in for williams during that six-month suspension. and you still have this big question -- can brian williams' career survive all of what we're talking about right now. >> exactly. and our next guest actually thinks he should be fired. "the san francisco cranhronicle" writer joins us now. as we've reported steve burke says he should be given a second chance even though they recognize the enormous of the

situation. why are you saying he should be fired? >> well, first of all, good evening, rosemary. i will disagree with that for this reason -- i think there are certain line in this business that you cannot cross. the second you go into journalism you know that it doesn't matter if you're working at the smallest station in the country or if you're working at "nbc nightly news," that fabricating a story is really yawn the pale and is a fined offense no matter where you're at. i think it ought to be with brian williams. my guess is with the six-month suspension that's really a soft landing period. i would be enormously surprised if he was still anchor six months from now. >> john errol here with rosemary. another aspect we have to consider is the business of all of this. brown williams was anchoring one of the few remaining popular programs for the nbc news brand. in what way do you think the

investigation should be handled see that what brian williams' mistakes are as an individual aren't seen as a black mark for the entire network? >> i think it's not a black mark for the network but the entire business. certainly we've seen in recent years americans' faith that institutions generally has been diminishing. that's been particularly true in the news business. there are so many voices throughout that the one thing that should distinguish a mainstream news organization from all the other sources of information is our trust and credibility. and that's why i think it's so important for nbc to take a strong stand here. >> john the problem for nbc, they have so much trust and faith in brian williams they didn't really have an heir aparliamentarian linea apparent lined up. lester holt will fill in for six months. but if you're right this he doesn't return to the chair, who

is likely to fill his shoes? >> i will rather doubt -- this is just as a viewer, not as an insider at nbc -- i really doubt that lester holt is going to be the heir apparent. i will not be surprised if nbc really did a wide search at potentially other networks and found someone to move up. you're right, absolutely about the business implications of this. brian williams has been the face of nbc news. they are the top-rated evening newscast even with all the challenges that network news has faced now. among the key demographics brian williams was making -- has a contract for $10 million a year. it is from a business standpoint very tough, but long term for nbc it would be more damaging to keep him on. >> of course in this era of social media, it just has not

stopped, the criticisms. and a few supporter there on twitter. certainly across the board, people have had enough. they're making their thoughts and their views known by many. john diaz many thanks for joining us from the "san francisco chronicle." >> my pleasure. and for another tv network, it's the end of an era. jon stewart announced he's leaving his hit comedy central "daly show." this year. he's hosted the program for more than 15 years, poking fun at politicians and mocking the media. stewart talked about his decision step down just a few hours ago in fact on tuesday's show. take a listen. >> it's been an absolute privilege. it's been -- the honor of my professional life. and i thank you for watching it. for hate watching it. whatever reason you were tuning in for, you get in this business with the idea that maybe you

have a point of view and something to express, and to receive feed did back from that is the greatest -- feedback from that is the greatest feeling i can ask for, and i thank you. >> comedy central hasn't swhed stewart will sign off but it could happen as soon as this summer. what a talent. what a loss. >> we are all sad to see him go. he did bring a unique perspective to major stories and brought attention to many issues whether it was detained journalists in many countries or other things that you will expect other journalists to do. he'll be missed. >> he said it will be nice to have dinner with his family. he says he doesn't have any particular plans at this point. we will be watching closely. >> we certainly will. >> he is extraordinary. still to come police in sydney have arrested two men they say were planning an imminent terror attack. hear what evidence investigators found after the break. plus, violence escalates in eastern ukraine ahead of a crucial meeting to try to

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welcome back everyone. u.s. president obama phoned vladimir putin urging his russian counterpart to seize the opportunity for peace.

>> the call came ahead of peace talks planned today in belarus between mr. putin and leader of ukraine, france and germany. >> erin mclaughlin looks at what went wrong with the initial peace agreement sign in september. >> reporter: this is the bloody conflict talks are trying to end. the peace agreement sign by all sides in september now a distant memory. the minsk protocol of supposed to be the way out of a crisis that pits russian-backed separatists against their fellow ukrainians. a 12-point plan called for more autonomy from eastern ukraine. the withdrawal of heavy weaponry and immediate cease-fire. the fighting never completely stopped. in november nato raised the alarm. it said schaap tanks, artillery and troops were streaming into ukraine. accusations russia denies. >> we have seen columns of russian equipment, primarily russian tanks, russian artillery, russian air defense

systems, and russian combat troops entering into the ukraine. >> reporter: by january, the fighting escalated. donetsk national airport, once a beacon of economic progress for the east was reduced to a pile of rubble. separatists were gaining ground. the united nations decried a humanitarian disaster. an estimated one million people had been displaced in the donetsk region alone. boy february the fight human being gotten so bad, the united states said it was sending weapons to help the ukrainian military defend itself. the west was soon divided on the topic. european countries afraid it would only make things worse. russia was outraged. >> translator: the u.s. was directly involved from the very beginning in this antique governmental coup d'etat. >> reporter: last week european leader made a hastily organized tripoli moscow to meet with vladimir putin. german chancellor angela merkel and french president hollande vowed to do everything they can to stop a conflict quickly

spiraling out of control. erin mclaugh like joins us live from moscow to talk about this. we've seen all that shuttle diplomacy. president poroshenko of ukraine said the meeting is really a last chance for unconditional cease-fire. you worn how much progress has been made in the meetings and how much is at stake if everything falls through. >> reporter: that's right. the stakes and talks scheduled for today are high. the progress made unclear. now we know on the table is talk of a broader demilitarized zone. also talk potentially of withdrawing heavy weaponry from the fighting area as well as the establishment of dialogue between don bess and kiev according to russian media reports. the real question is any agreement that comes out of these talks, will it last? especially when you consider that the separatists are currently gaining ground.

spring is right around the corner and there's a real concern that diplomacy alone may not be enough to stop this bloodshed. errol errol? >> with the fact that separatists have been able to gain ground amid threats of sanctions and -- actual sanctions and threats of what else could take place, we should note that even though he won't be there, u.s. president barack obama will be hanging over this meeting. the u.s. of course considering arming the ukrainians. if these talks fail, surely that threat is playing a role as well. >> reporter: yeah. that's certainly not sitting well with russian officials. yesterday the security -- head of security council for the kremlin of quoted in russian media accusing americans of essentially trying to start an interstate military conflict that could lead to regime change. so that sort of gives you an idea of the russian mindset on

all this talks of potential so-called lethal aid to kiev. now, the americans for their part have long accused russia of sending in military personnel and supplies into eastern ukraine, fueling the crisis leaving the ukrainian military badly outgunned. the europeans for their part have come out against providing arms to the ukrainian military. whether or not all of this talk played a role in actually getting russia and the europeans to the negotiating tables some speculate that is in fact the case. it's not entirely clear. errol? >> so many people's fingers crossed for these meetings to be successful. we'll see how things unfold. erin mclaughlin live in moscow thanks. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has a profound disagreement with the u.s. and its partners on nuclear talks with iran. he plans to address a joint session of the u.s. congress before the march 24th deadline

for a framework agreement. the speech is controversial because a top republican leader issued the invitation without the knowledge of the white house. >> i'm going to the united states not because i seek a confrontation with the president, but because i must fulfill my obligation to speak up on a matter that affects the very survival of my country. >> netanyahu says congress might have a role in the nuclear deal. some lawmakers favor imposing more sanctions on iran. that however, is a move u.s. president barack obama strongly opposes. still to come here on cnn, a fascinating story. families of two babies switched at birth have been compensated for their heartbreak. their incredible tale 20 years in the making next. and police are searching for answers as to what happened to whitney houston's daughter. an update on her case.

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we turn to california now where concern is growing that parents who haven't vaccinated their children against the measles may expose them intentionally in an effort to build their immunity. cnn affiliate kcal respects abuse hotlines are receiving calls from people worried about so-called measles parties. unbelievable. our reporter has more.

>> reporter: it's not exactly the type of party children dream about attending. this facebook group has parents around the country hoping to get children together to spread the chickenpox now so they have immunity later. now there's concern the same parties might happen for the measles. >> ned of a gift bag from a party, you end up with an infectious disease. parents would rather give their child the disease than the vaccination. >> reporter: the medical director for the l.a. department of child and family services says the abuse hotline has received several marine calls from people concerned about measles parties. >> the bottom line is it's not abuse because it is a parent's decision to vaccinate or not. but what can come out of that could be looked at as abuse if there's bad health care or other problems. >> reporter: in addition california health officials say they're strongly recommending against the intentional exposure of children to measles. they say it unnecessarily places the exposed children at risk and could contribute to further

spread. the pentagon is bringing home all but about 100 troop from west africa where they supported efforts to battle ebola ebola. around 2,800 troops are deployed there. 1,500 are back. the rest will return by the end of april. all will undergo monitoring during this time. 100 troops will remain to support about 10,000 civilian responders. incredible story now, two 20-year-old women accidentally switched at birth and given to the wrong parents have been awarded damages by a french court. each will receive well b $450,000 from the private clinic that committed the blunder. have of the victims -- some of the victims' relatives will get tens of thousands in compensation as well. apparently the girls were sharing the same incubator as sickly newborns but a nurse accidentally handed hem to the wrong managers. one of the moms says the ruling

ends years of heartache. >> translator: we had to have this fight because blamed myself for not being able to protect my children 20 years ago. today i fought for them to get recognition for all the negligence and all the harm that was done to them. and i did it in my combat -- and my combat was not in vain. >> translator: the money means nothing to be honest. won't change anything. most important thing is that the clinic can't blame the managers anymore. now it's been proved it was to blame. it will have to take responsible. they'll all have to take responsible for the horrible act they committeded until the end of their days. >> sophie serrano discovered her daughter was not her biological chile through a dna test carried out in 2004. ten years after the girls were born. >> wow. the american aid worker who died in isis custody left behind a letter to her family. ahead we'll show you what it said and what it revealed about kayla mueller.

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it isn't made clear how the aid worker died. the united states television network nbc has suspended anchor brian williams for six month without pay. the move comes after williams admitted exaggerating a story about an iraq war mission he was on in 2003. lester holt will fill in for williams during that suspension. now police in sydney australia, say they've arrested two men for allegedly planning terror attacks as revenge for incidents overseas. authorities say they seized a machete, a hunting knife, and a homemade isis flag as well as a video of a man talking about carrying out an attack. >> anna coren is following developments and joins us live from cambra. what more are we learning about the alleged terror plot? >> reporter: it's caught everyone by surprise. the only reason that police found out about this plot was due to a tip-off.

so just after 4:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon, counterterrorism forces raided a home in sydney's west, in the suburb of fairfield, arresting these men aged 24 and 25. known to police. they believe they were about to carry out an imminent attack. they are the words, according to deputy police commissioner katherine byrne. as you say, police seized a machete, a hunting knife, and isis flag as well as a video recording. the police obviously very concerned about these developments. take a listen. >> these men were not on our radar. and that is why it is very very important that we do assess information when we receive it and why it's important to get hints of information. yesterday we received some information. and because of that we were able to build that up.

and that's when the threat became imminent because we were able to further look at what that might have meant. so the really really important message is it is critical that it anybody even has any concerns or any information about something that might have just bothered them about what somebody might be saying or what they might be planning to do the national security hotline is there for that reason. >> reporter: the deputy police commissioner wouldn't be drawn into whether these men were planning on beheading a member of the public. that is certainly the fear. we know obviously of the -- what happened in sydneyen of last year that sydney siege where crazed gunman took 18 hostage inside a cafe. tragically two were killed. and the past year those counterterrorism raids across the country because of these alleged cells that were developing and these plots to

potentially behead members of the public and carry out mass shootings. the prime minister here in the parliament house a short time ago said this was a serious problem. and said that it was going to get worse before it got better. but certainly as we know security is tight. the terror alert here in this country is at an all-time high. and despite these laws, these new laws that have been put in place to stop foreign fighters from returning to the country, the concern from security analysts is that they're -- on there are going to be more lone wolf attacks in the near future. >> yeah. certainly we want more information on whether there was any particular link whether they were working alone or whether they are linked in some way to isis or some other group. we will of course learn more information in the days ahead. anna coren in front of the parliamentnous australia. thanks -- parliament house in australia.

isis may be looking to capture more western hostages and could be planning operations in lebanon and in turkey. >> that comes amid growing concerns about the number of foreign fires joining the terror group. chief security correspondent jim sciutto reports. i'm john cantlie. >> reporter: british hostage john cantlie frequently seen in isis propaganda videos is one of the last western hostages held by the terror group. the others from american journalist james foley now to aid worker kayla mueller dead while in isis' hands. now renewed concerns isis may attempt to replenish its supply of hostages by abducting foreigners outside of syria. >> it would be very easy for isis members to go up to these refugee areas, target a westerner, whether journalist or aid worker, and try to conduct a kidnapping within the area of those refugee camps and just pull them back into syria.

>> reporter: as u.s. and coalition warplanes continue to strike isis fighters in syria, syrian president bashar al assad said he will not stand in the coalition's way. in an exclusive interview with the bbc's jeremy bowen, he hinted at even limited cooperation saying his country receives information about u.s. operations over syria via third parties such as iraq. >> through third party, more than one party. in other countries, sometimes they convey message, general message. there's nothing tactical. >> reporter: they tell you we're going to be bombing at 10:00 this evening, please keep out of the way? >> we knew about the campaign before it started. we didn't know about the details. >> reporter: the pentagon vehemently denied any communication. >> let me try to be real clear here. we are not communicating or coordinating. our military operations with the assad regime. we're not doing it directly, we're not doing it indirectly.

>> reporter: a senior u.s. intelligence official tells cnn that the number of foreign fighters in iraq and syria is now more than 20,000. up from 16,000 in november. despite efforts by neighboring countries to stem the flow of militants. a new isis manual tells potential recruits how to evade detection when crossing the border. avoid looking nervous. shaking hands, rapid breathing, cold sweats and lack of eye contact, can be detected as nervous behavior by trained security officials. and there may be guards on the long syrian/turkish border. look around. if the coast is clear, run as fast as they can into syria. cnn, washington. meanwhile, family and friends of u.s. aid worker kayla mueller are speaking out now that her death has been confirmed. >> mueller was abducted outside a doctors without borders hospital in northern syria. she died in the militants' custody. friends describe a young woman devoted to helping others in the

world's hot spots. >> i'm not yet sure how to live in a world without kayla. but i know this we're all living in a better world because of her. to end on a quote that remind me of her -- "peace is not something you wish for, it's something you make. it's something you do. it's something you are. and it's something you give away." >> the mueller family also released a letter that they say kayla wrote last spring while still in captivity. >> yeah. at some points in that letter she sounds despondent homesick for her family. mostly the letter reflects her strong will her upbeat nature and concern for those close to her. >> if you are receiving this letter, it means i am still detained. please know that i am in a safe location completely unharmed

and healthy. i have been shown in darkness light, and have learned that even in prison one can be free. i am grateful. i have come to see that there is good in every situation, sometime we just have to look for it. i miss you all, as if it has been a decade of forced separating. i do not. the negotiations for my release to be your duty. this their should never have become your burden -- this should never have become your burden. i have a lot of fight left inside of me. i am not breaking down and i will not give in no matter how long it takes. do not fear for me. ton pray as -- continue to pray as will i. by god's will we will be together soon. all my everything, kayla.

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you get instant credit alerts to keep you in sync. you can even lock and unlock your transunion credit report from your phone. and all that information feels pretty good. come to transunion.com and get in the know. a new york city police officer has been indicted in the shooting death of an unarmed man. 28-year-old akai gurley died from a sim shot to the chest. the incident happened in a dark stairwell of a housing project in november. at the time the nypd said the shot was accidental. officials did not reveal the charges against the officer, peter lang. he had been on the job for less than a year and a half. opening statements begin just hours from now in the trial

of a man charged with the killing of a former navy s.e.a.l. it was the former navy s.e.a.l.'s story told in the block busty movie "american sniper." >> all eyes will be on defendant eddie ray routh. he's accused of killing chris kyle and kyle's friend at a texas gun range back in 2013. earlier i asked the renowned jury consultant to weigh in on this case because she knows a lot about high-profile trials. she helped choose the jurors who acquitted o.j. simpson of murder back in 1995 for example. listen here to her reflections about the jurors in this case and their potential biases in the american sniper trial. >> what we know is that the judge actually gave questionnaires to the panelists late last week. and what happened over the weekend, i surmise, is the attorneys for both sides had the opportunity to read through the questionnaires probably had an opportunity to look some sort of

background checks on these folks. and finally they also i suspect, probably did some social media searches looking to see if anybody had anything that would give them a cue or clue into the background of each one of these jurors. so the fact that they were actually selected yesterday does not surprise me at all. >> chris kyle, the man who was killed the american sniper who wrote the book that's turned into a successful movie has almost gone on to folklore status. there's so much being discussed about him. the judge is allowing jurors who may have read the book or seen the movie or heard about the movie participate. but i'm wondering if -- how confident we can be that their opinions won't be impacted at all by consuming the media around his life. >> that's the biggest problem in any type of high-profile case is

that while we ask jurors during the jury selection process how they've been impacted sometimes unfortunately there are people that have hidden agendas kind of what we call the stealth jurors, that may want to get on a case may want to be on a jury because maybe they themselves want their 15 minutes of fame. maybe they want to write a book after the fact. and then you have to ask yourself as one of the team members what's going to be the better story. is it a conviction of eddie ray routh -- ed lee routh, or is it an acquittal of the man? >> now, eddie routh may also claim that he suffered severe ptsd as a result of serving. what impact might that play? how does one determine if that's a legitimate argument? >> well ptsd is obviously a

very severe disorder, and the fact that he is claiming guilty by reason of insanity you have to be able to make that leap in the mental health professional world that ptsd to the point that he has it has led to an insanity defense. my experience with insanity defenses are they are pretty tough to prove. i think it's going to be somewhat problematic. i also think it's fascinating that there are now ten women on this jury and i suspect the defense wanted women on this jury because women tend to be more understanding of the mental health professionals and mental disease whereas men tend to be more i can take care of it myself i don't need to have a professional brought in. i think that's one of the reasons why the defense perhaps is happy with having ten women

on this jury. >> we'll see how that jury make-up impact the trial expected to last roughly two weeks. dr. jo ellen demetrius, jury consultant thanks for your time today. >> thank you. police in roswell, georgia, confirmed there is a criminal nefgz into how bobbi kristina brown ended up facedown in a bathtub last month. the only daughter of singer whitney houston remains in a medically induced coma at emory university hospital. a friend of brown's says police have questioned brown's boyfriend about bruises on brown's chest. the friend says nick gordon told her the bruises are the result of cpr he performed on brown. new still to come on cnn, six feet or two meters of snow and counting. a look at one u.s. city that's had it up to their eyeballs with the winter of 2015. the real question that needs to be

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corpse. the one-time cult leader was convicted of a series of gruesome murder in 1971. apparently you are never too old to play in the snow. watch as a college student from atlanta, georgia, dives into a pile of the white stuff in worcester, massachusetts. >> where amy he go? >> nearly gone. our reporter says he had never seen this much snow before. we don't get a lot here. cold but so soft he couldn't resist jumping into it. >> he's going to see plenty of it this week if he's not seen it before. he can dive in, it roll in it probably run in it. meteorologist pedram javaheri tells us all the thing we can do in apparently meters and meters of the stuff. >> that's a part of what they're doing, that youngsters are doing in boston. it's called the boston blizzard challenge. kind of like the als ice bucket challenge last summer. folks are doing that, diving into piles of snow across

massachusetts. one of the things you can do at this point with this much snow on the ground 78 inches so far this season that's what's normal. 27 inch is normal. notice new york just a couple inch above the norm. all the heavy snow confined to the north of boston bangor maine, nearly 100 inches when 40 or so is normal this time of year. commuter trains absolutely hit very hard with this. we know doors frozen, switches, the controls are frozen. of course, 14 years of data -- 140 years of data for snow across boston. very few times have this much snow on the ground. this is the top ten of the largest snowfalls in history. here the next weathermaker across the great lakes of the united states. very much scattered in nature. say three to four inches possible over the next couple of days. as the system makes its way toward the northeastern united states come thursday into friday we think it is going to produce at least some moderate snow showers. initially the indication was that we will see tremendous snowfall yet again over boston.

at this point it looks like it will be far less. if that remains to be the case the models we're following are in better agreement. one saying it will be laid closer to land. more snowfall around eastern connecticut to massachusetts, cape cod. boston based on the little amounts teamwork to four inches working toward cape cod, four to six inches possible. the heavier amounts indicate boston in the four six range. doesn't look like the one foot or more of 30 centimeters initially based on the model. of course the snow depth over most of new england is over two feet. southern new york state up to two feet. and around portions of new york city in central park it is up to about -- eight inches or so on the ground. that's how much snow has been removeded across massachusetts. the officials saying 0 times the amount that would be able to fill up the new england patriots' football stadium out there in boston. >> had to come up with a unique way of using it or shifting it.

>> recycling, something. >> there has to be someone out there -- >> ship it to california melt it use it. they can use the moisture. >> many thanks. spacex says it will try again in the coming day to launch its falcon 9 rocket carrying the discover satellite into space. upper level winds forced another delay tuesday. earlier tampa the last couple of days was scrub -- attempts the last couple of days was scrubbed due to weather and radar issues. the discover spacecraft will travel about a million miles from earth and provide delta on our planet's climate. >> i hope the mission is a success. u.s. president barack obama is dismissing the haters as you do with a little bit of taylor swift apparently. >> a youtube user edited video of the president's speeches and dubbed it to the tune "shake it off." take a listen. ♪ but i am saying can't stop won't stop ♪

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heartbreak and resolve for the death of a u.s. aid worker confirmed boy isis is confirmed. a pair of tv networks make big change. one forced the other voluntary. and heavy fighting in ukraine just hours ahead of a push for peace. hello, and welcome to our viewers in the united states and across the world. i'm rosemary church. >> i'm errol barnett. we want to begin this hour in yemen where the u.s. says the security situation there is so bad, it wants all americans out of the country. the u.s. has already suspended operations at its embassy in sanaa and removed